Monolens Petzval 56mm F/3 SLR

Standard prime lens • Digital era • Discontinued • Collectible

  • Announced:
  • · 2016
  • Production type:
  • · Small-batch production
  • Availability:
  •  Sold out
  • Country of design:
  • · Russia
  • Original name:
  • · MONOLENS.RU PETZVAL 56mm 1:3
  • Class:
  • · Slow full-frame standard prime lens

Sample photos (6)

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Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
56mm
F/3
4 elements in 3 groups (Petzval lens)
Canon EF [44mm]
Minolta/Sony A [44.5mm]
Nikon F [46.5mm]
Pentax K [45.5mm]
Sigma SA [44mm]
42.2° (35mm full frame)
On Canon EOS APS-C [1.59x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
89mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.8 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
27.3°
On Sony DSLR-A/SLT-A APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
85.7mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.6 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
28.3°
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
85.7mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.6 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
28.3°
On Pentax K APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
85.7mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/4.6 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
28.3°
On Sigma SD APS-C [1.74x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
97.4mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/5.2 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
25°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Fixed
Aperture control:
None
Focusing:
0.62m
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Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
272g (mount not specified)
⌀51×44mm (mount not specified)
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Accessories:
Screw-type 46mm
Not required
Not available

Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

Manufacturer description

The lens is designed in accordance with the first optical formula of Professor Petzval and recalculated for SLR cameras with a frame size of 24x36 mm. The focal length of 56 mm is convenient for shooting a wide range of subjects. The lens has a constant aperture ratio of 3.

The lens fully reveals its visual capabilities on full-frame cameras. However, it allows you to get spectacular pictures on cameras with smaller sensors.

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Interchangeable mount (2)
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Canon EF mount (1)
Monolens Monocle 50mm F/4 Iris Soft SLRM1 - 10.60m⌀46 2016 
Minolta/Sony A mount (1)
Monolens Monocle 50mm F/4 Iris Soft SLRM1 - 10.60m⌀46 2016 
Nikon F mount (1)
Monolens Monocle 50mm F/4 Iris Soft SLRM1 - 10.60m⌀46 2016 
Pentax K mount (1)
Monolens Monocle 50mm F/4 Iris Soft SLRM1 - 10.60m⌀46 2016 

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